“The Poles urged Minister Kuleb not to raise tariffs for international container transportation of ultrasound / photo of Ukrzaliznytsia raising tariffs for container transportation, which is initiated by Ukrzaliznytsia, will be a blow …”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
Poles urged Minister Kulebo not to raise tariffs for international container transportation of ultrasound / Photo UkrzaliznytsiaIncreasing tariffs for container transportation, which Ukrzaliznytsia will be a blow to foreign transport companies that have already invested significant funds in the integration of the Ukrainian transport system into the EU space, and can cause numerous trade disputes. This is stated in a letter to the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine-Minister of Community Development and Territories Alexei Kuleba from the Polish company “Laude Smart Intermodal”, which since 2022 sells a large-scale investment project in Ukraine worth 300 million euros.
“We have already invested 100 million euros in the project, the purpose of which is to strengthen the transport sector of Ukraine, the development of container transportation and the intensification of economic exchange between Ukraine and the EU. Up to Benilux countries.
At the same time, there was noted that Ukrzaliznytsia considers the possibility of increasing the cost of transportation of goods in containers weighing more than 26 tons to equalize the conditions of transportation of grain goods in containers and in specialized rolling stock (hopera). This will lead to a negative and irreversible tendency of transition from container railway transportation to road, to the failure of our investment plan and will deprive it of economic expediency, and in the general sense – to a growing load on road transport, roads, in the future – a deterioration of their state.
Laude Smart Intermodal reminded that the company has provided a number of logistics and operational issues on timely unloading at destinations within Ukraine, and thus contributed to the receipt of taxes into the state budget.
“We consider raising tariffs for international container transportation as a frank and purposeful blow to our company, since we have introduced these decisions and are their largest supplier in the market.” Laude smart Intermodal “, through the enterprise” Laude.Ua “, created in Ukraine, is a reliable Increases transportation and payment of taxes to the budget of Ukraine, ”the company summarized.
Earlier, the operators of the intermodal market of Ukraine also appealed to the head of the Ministry of Development Alexei Kuleba to prevent the rise in the price of international container transportation of Ukrzaliznytsia, as this will lead to a fall in revenues to the derbade, a deterioration of the financial state of Ukraine itself. This is stated in a letter signed in particular by Maersk Ukraine Ltd, MSC Ukraine LLC, CMA CGM Shipping Agencies.